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    Norman, Wylie, Badion, Tillery...

    Anybody starting to catch them good on any of these lakes? These are my closest lakes and seems like they should be starting to come alive. I have been golfing a lot and fishing a little and ready to flip that.

    Edit: Badin not Badion sorry. I wish you could edit a mistake in the titles of posts but does not look like you can
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    Norman was lights out before they started dropping the water. It's down 5 feet now. Got a 5'11" spotted bass a couple of weeks ago
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    That is a nice spotted bass, good job.

    I can tell you that the coastal rivers have yet to really turn on.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rb View Post
    Norman was lights out before they started dropping the water. It's down 5 feet now. Got a 5'11" spotted bass a couple of weeks ago
    Wow, that is a monster for a spot! Good catch!!

    Yep, Norman is really low. I went to Wylie yesterday afternoon and it is low also but not quite as low it seems.

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    You wouldn't happen to have a picture of that bugger to post here would you?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnnyred View Post
    You wouldn't happen to have a picture of that bugger to post here would you?
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    Nice

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    Beautiful spot

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    1) Wow that is a TANK! Congrats!
    2) I LOVE your post tag line at the bottom. So true.

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    I wish I had some time to go, but the chickens are peak laying now and I'm down here 5 am until dark. Robert did go out yesterday and just junked fished. There was a college tournament going on and he just stayed out of the way. He did catch 15 off of one point. I hate the water is dropping like it is but it has slowed the movement to the backs down and fish are staying on places now.
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    I went to Wylie Friday for 3hrs. Caught a couple topwater around wood. Lots of schooling bait in the backs of creeks and small bass chasing them.

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    Me and a friend both have been fishing Tillery a good bit and the consensus is right now it's very hit or miss but things are starting to liven up, as I'm sure it is across the board.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jamey1e View Post
    Me and a friend both have been fishing Tillery a good bit and the consensus is right now it's very hit or miss but things are starting to liven up, as I'm sure it is across the board.

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    Tillery is in the process of being dropped 8 feet
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    First cast Saturday at Wylie.
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    Norman has been good this late summer and fall




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    Quote Originally Posted by rb View Post
    Tillery is in the process of being dropped 8 feet

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    Dang RB, more tanks!

    Caught some more topwater fish at Wylie first light this morning.

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    Fished Norman today Oct 23 from first light until eleven. Man is it slow! They have the water down low. Saw the Tuesday Pinnacle tourney guys from last Tuesday saying the same.

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    why dropping so much water
    at Wiley and Tillery

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